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Caston Common

23 ha

📷 Ashley Dace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

52.53345, 0.86455

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Wren, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Wren, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Ruddy Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Scarce Emerald Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fine-leaved Water-dropwort, Water-violet, Slender Knapweed +30 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Fine-leaved Water-dropwort, Water-violet, Slender Knapweed +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Black Currant, Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Great Eastern Pingo TrailWalking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Great Hockham Green WalkWalking route
Named routeRef GH-GLocal walking route
Great Hockham Yellow WalkWalking route
Named routeRef GH-YLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 07Walking route
Named routeRef LW07Local walking route
The Wildlife TrailWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route41 m
Named routeLength 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route117 m
Named routeLength 117 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route126 m
Named routeLength 126 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 13Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 13Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Drover's Lanebridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Great Eastern Pingo Trail

📷 Ashley Dace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Great Eastern Pingo Trail

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🌱Celebration AvenueUrban park2.3 km→🌱Thompson Millennium GreenUrban park2.3 km→✦BRECCLES HALLHistoric site2.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.3 km→🐄Wayside Farm ShopVisitor farm300 m→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→

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